North+West African ram rods

mrcjgscott · 24th August 2015, 07:14 PM

Hello Tim,

I certainly believe it is based on a Lebel bayonet, but the finish is quite different, and the blade is not fluted.

More likely I think it was made to resemble the Lebel bayonet. (Image attached, courtesy of http://www.bajonet.be )

As to whether it would/could be fitted to a cleaning rod I am unsure, but the caveats listed by Rick are certainly worth bearing in mind, and would make it fairly impractical I think.

Certainly an interesting piece none the less.

Kind regards,

Chris

24th August 2015, 07:14 PM	#5
mrcjgscott Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 189	Hello Tim, I certainly believe it is based on a Lebel bayonet, but the finish is quite different, and the blade is not fluted. More likely I think it was made to resemble the Lebel bayonet. (Image attached, courtesy of http://www.bajonet.be ) As to whether it would/could be fitted to a cleaning rod I am unsure, but the caveats listed by Rick are certainly worth bearing in mind, and would make it fairly impractical I think. Certainly an interesting piece none the less. Kind regards, Chris Attached Images